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"How are you talking about it, Your Highness Justinian?" Seeing the exhausted Lord come back from the hall, Forcas and Salius, who were accompanying him, greeted him with concern.

Justinian waved his hand, "It's not a big problem, it's just some stubborn guys, there's almost no problem. How's your injury?" Justinian looked at the bandages wrapped around the two injured in the bloody battle and asked. Although the previous battle was not fierce, the danger of close forces at night made him regret letting them charge forward in person.

"No problem, I can draw the bow and get a gun." Forcas and Salius patted their chests and guaranteed.

"I didn't ask you this." Justinian glanced at his two men. At this time, they were their right-hand men. He did not want them to make any mistakes. He could not fight alone on the road ahead forever. The loyalty and ability of Justinian to be the captain of the cavalry, Zalius, who was promoted by Justinian to assassinate Leosgrace in the Tripolis Rebellion. Their loyalty and ability are exactly what Justinian values ​​most, and what he and this country need most in this troubled times.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, this little injury is a good thing for us." The two big men smiled. After so many years of joining the army, how many years they would be older than their loyalty to the lord. But with such concern, they still felt warm in their hearts and made sure that they had no intention of following the wrong person.

"Then our mission this time is-?"

"Although the task I gave you this time is not risky, it is very important. Thessaly people are not united, so I can count on you." Justinian did not shy away from his concern for the nobles. Although he had just had a heart-to-heart talk, he did not want to be too tough, but if it weren't for the sudden appearance of Irina Ducas before, even with the support of the old earl and others, he would have ended in a bad mood.

"Your Highness--" Zalius suddenly had something to say, but was interrupted by Justinian.

"You are afraid that they will hear it, don't worry that those guys are now like headless flies in the hall." Justinian did not hide his contempt in his tone and continued: "This time Mikhail Ducas will never allow Agrignon to be captured, but Thessalonika is a temptation he cannot refuse. Our stubborn and self-ruled co-governance emperor will definitely send a side troop to rescue him, but he will not be careless and ignore our existence, so he colluded with the Venetians this time. The Venetians suffered a few losses in my hands, and this time they are afraid they will settle the score with me.

"The most urgent task is to beware of the upcoming landing attack of the Venetians. The entire coast of Agrignon and Thessaly were public toilets in the middle of the night. Come and go whenever you want. Justinian didn't want to see him being stabbed by the Venetians when he was fighting against the rebels. Therefore, the Venetians' initiative to attack should not be left to the other party, but to him "decide". The so-called East Coast where Merinos were responsible for strengthening the walls and clearing the fields was just a gimmick. Justinian, who created such an illusion, was just to confuse the Venetians, but whether they could succeed was still needed to have the next smoke bomb.

Looking at Focas and Salius, Justinian also revealed his plan, "The narrow and long Ivenos Valley stretches between Agrignon and Thessaly, which is separated by hills and straits, and it is very difficult for the army to pass through. There is no need to worry about Romanus Ducas's troops blocking the rugged granite terrain on the land. The biggest possibility comes from the sea. The Venetian forces of the Dandolo family are stationed on the island of Kefalonia. Once they intercept it, our army will be difficult to deal with."

"His Highness Justinian-" Focas, who was standing beside him, wanted to speak but stopped.

"Don't interrupt me." Justinian said to himself, "The terrain was originally the so-called key place. It was impossible to easily succeed in a raid, but the Venetian navy could take advantage of the advantages of the Gulf of Corinthia to pose a great threat to us. If I were a Venetian, after I had insight into the movements of Thessaly, I would have ambushed here. Even if I didn't have to get ashore, the catapults and crossbows on the ship could cause a lot of trouble. This is a perfect ambush site,

The Venetians were sure we would pass here, so I arranged for the Earl of Buronius and the others to go through the Evenos Valley to confuse the Venetians. As for my main force, it will appear at the Pass of the Pindus in three days. However, in this case, the variables brought by the Venetians cannot be completely eliminated. I don’t like the feeling of being on the back - so your task is to ambush the exit west of the Evenos Valley in advance to intercept the Venetian army that wanted to join the rebels."

After talking about his next battle plan in one breath, Justinian suddenly felt much more relaxed. This was the feeling that he had when he was with Salius and Forcas. He kept silent with the stubborn Thesali nobles not to make a fool of themselves, but because Justinian did not trust each other like the other.

"Okay, what do you think about this?"

"We have no comments, your idea is just the same as the advice we gave you before."

"Yes, it does combine your views with Count Taranit. What do you want to say to me just now?" Justinian couldn't help asking strangely. What did Focas and Salius want to say to him just now.

The two embarrassed men pointed behind Justinian, "Your Highness, we actually want to remind you behind--"

Following the direction the two of them pointed, Justinian looked behind him in confusion, but saw a girl standing quietly behind him at some point, looking at him.

"His Highness Irina Ducas?! When did you come?"

Looking at the black eyes that were not as bright as the spirit, Justinian felt a little worried.

The girl, who was one head shorter than Justinian, stood there silently. After a moment, she lifted her skirt and saluted slightly, "Guian, Justinian, I came with you just now, but I saw that you had something important to you, so I didn't bother you. Is it convenient for you now?"

The still polite noble girl asked politely, making Justinian feel a little overwhelmed. He looked behind him at Salius and Forcas, and saw his two subordinates looking at him innocently. After reasoning, Justinian looked at his big black eyes and agreed to Irina Ducas' request.
Chapter completed!